U.S. government

“It seems to me that you could prevail on the idea that when the uses are actually different it’s not precluded, but when they are the same, it is. That’s the basic preclusion rule,” Chief Justice John Roberts said during oral arguments.

Technology leaders in particular have pushed for H-1B visas — visas that allow U.S. companies to employ foreign workers in specialty occupations — so that they may hire graduates from foreign universities to work in Silicon Valley.

The Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has ruled against Priests for Life, a religious advocacy group, when it comes to contraception coverage. Still, the group will defy the ruling and not comply with the government’s mandate.